Nicole Black, PhD is the Program Director for MedTech Innovator, the largest accelerator for medical device and digital health startups in the world. Nicole grew up in Michigan before attending Boston University to study Biomedical Engineering as a Trustee Scholar. In 2020, Nicole completed her PhD at Harvard University in Prof. Jennifer Lewis's lab, working on interdisciplinary medtech projects between the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and Mass Eye and Ear hospital. After graduating, Nicole launched a startup company, Beacon Bio, based on her PhD work as a Gliklich Healthcare Innovation Scholar. Following Beacon Bio’s acquisition by Desktop Metal, Nicole served as the Vice President of Biofabrication in their Desktop Health division. Nicole’s accolades include the Collegiate Inventors Competition Graduate Winner (2018), the Baxter Young Investigator Award (2020), the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize (2021), and the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (2023).
Can help with
- Pitch decks
- Value proposition
- Customer research
- Funding types
- Team dynamics
- Physical incubator spaces
- Key Opinion Leader / professional society engagement
